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COURIERMLM(1)		    Double Precision, Inc.		 COURIERMLM(1)

NAME
       couriermlm - The Courier mailing list manager

SYNOPSIS
       couriermlm {command} {directory} [arg...]

DESCRIPTION
       couriermlm is the Courier mail server´s mailing list manager. This
       command sets up, maintains, and manages mailing lists.  couriermlm
       automatically handles requests to subscribe and unsubscribe list
       members, detects undeliverable addresses and removes them from the
       subscription rolls. Mailing lists managed by couriermlm require zero
       human administrative oversight.	couriermlm supports digests,
       write-only posting aliases, and moderated mailing lists.

   CREATING A MAILING LIST
       Anyone can use couriermlm, not just the system administrator. The
       Courier mail server mail server translates an address list-name@domain
       as a local address with a corresponding dot-courier(5)[1] file. Anyone
       that can install a dot-courier(5)[1] file, and can schedule cron(8)
       jobs, can run a couriermlm mailing list.

       Note that the system administrator can optionally remove the dot-
       courier(5)[1] support from the the Courier mail server.	couriermlm
       will not work in that case.

       Setting up a mailing list consists of the following steps:

       Run couriermlm create
	   Use this command to create a directory where couriermlm keeps all
	   mailing list related files.

       Configure the mailing list
	   The couriermlm create command initializes the mailing list
	   subdirectory with some default template responses. It is necessary
	   to customize them for your mailing list, and it may be necessary to
	   issue some additional commands in order to configure appropriate
	   mailing list options -- such as enabling unrestricted posting
	   privileges, and enabling moderation.

       Create dot-courier(5)[1] files
	   Set up to run couriermlm to distribute mailing list messages, and
	   process requests.

       Set up cron(8)
	   You need to set up cron(8) jobs to run the couriermlm hourly and
	   couriermlm daily commands, which perform regular mailing list
	   maintenance.

       Back up subscription lists
	   As part of your daily job you should also run the export command,
	   in order to back up the mailing list subscriber information. In the
	   event that the mailing list database gets corrupted or lost, you
	   can restore it from this backup file. See the export command for
	   more information.

	   Note
	   Setting up a digest for the mailing list requires additional steps.
	   See "Setting up a mailing list digest[2]" below for more
	   information.

       The first step is to run the following command:

	   couriermlm create directory ADDRESS=list@domain

       directory is the mailing list directory that will be managed by
       couriermlm. This directory should not be created in advance, this
       command creates this directory, and initializes it.

       list@domain is the mailing list´s address, the address that sends
       messages to the mailing list.

       An additional setting, URL may also be specified:

	   couriermlm create directory ADDRESS=list@domain URL=url

       “url” would be the URL of the WebMLM web page for this mailing list.
       See webmlmd(1)[3] for more information.

       The directory created by couriermlm create is initialized to contain a
       number of text files that couriermlm sends back as replies to
       administrative commands. It is necessary to edit these template files
       and adjust the text in those files for this mailing list. All template
       filenames end with .tmpl, and their contents are self explanatory. Some
       important template files are:

       help.tmpl
	   This text is returned in response to the help command. This text
	   must be modified depending upon whether this mailing list is a
	   moderated mailing list, has a digest version, or if any other
	   non-default configuration options are set for the mailing list.

       sub.tmpl
	   This is the reply that´s sent back in response to a subscription
	   request. Less important is unsub.tmpl, which is the response to a
	   request to unsubscribe.

       sub2.tmpl
	   This is the successful subscription confirmation. A brief overview
	   of the mailing list might be appropriate here.

       couriermlm has rudimentary support for non-English templates. The
       couriermlm create command has a single, optional parameter,
       --lang=suffix The option must be specified after the mailing list
       directory´s name:

	   couriermlm create directory --lang=es ADDRESS=list@domain URL=url

       The templates for the stock text files come from
       /usr/local/share/courier/couriermlm. This directory contains all the
       *.tmpl and *.html template files that couriermlm create installs in the
       new mailing list directory.

       Translated versions of template files are installed in the same
       directory, /usr/local/share/courier/couriermlm. The translated version
       of file must be installed as file.suffix, for example: help.tmpl.es is
       the translated version of help.tmpl, with the “es” suffix.

       The --lang=suffix option installs the the .suffix version of each text
       template file, if available. If not, the stock English template file
       gets copied, as usual.

	   Note
	   Do not remove the English template files, even if you never use
	   them. They must be left in place, in
	   /usr/local/share/courier/couriermlm, for couriermlm create to work
	   correctly.

       Example:

	   couriermlm create /home/lists/users-list --lang=es ...

       This example installs the *.es versions of mailing list template files.
       Only the stock, English template files come with the Courier mail
       server. This mechanism only provides an easy integration ability with
       template files from other sources.

       There are some additional configuration files that can be modified to
       suit your taste:

       headeradd
	   This file can be initialized to contain any mail headers that will
	   be automatically added to every mailing list message. The contents
	   of this file are simply prepended to every message that goes out.
	   Blank lines are not allowed.

       headerdel
	   This file lists any headers that will be automatically removed from
	   every mailing list message before it´s sent. List each header one
	   per line, including the : character. For example, to remove all
	   Received: and Date: headers from every message, initialize this
	   file to contain the following two lines:

	       Received:
	       Date:

       Both the headeradd and headerdel files can be used to implement a
       popular feature of setting the replies to every message to go to the
       mailing list. Having "Reply-To:" in headerdel, removes any existing
       Reply-To: header, and then having "Reply-To: list@domain" in headeradd
       appends a fixed Reply-To: header to every message.

       The create command also creates the following subdirectories in the
       mailing list directory:

       sublist
	   This subdirectory has the database files that contain the mailing
	   list´s subscription list.

       unsublist
	   This subdirectory stores files that contain information about
	   addresses that have been unsubscribed from the mailing list. This
	   information might be of some use when tracking down an old
	   subscription. The contents of this directory are not automatically
	   purged, you must set up your own purging mechanism for this
	   directory.

       commands, commands.dat
	   These directories store temporary files that contain pending
	   (unconfirmed) commands for the mailing list manager. The couriermlm
	   commands hourly and daily must be executed regularly in order to
	   periodically purge stale entries.

       modqueue
	   Messages awaiting moderator approval (for moderated lists).

       archive
	   Messages received by this mailing list will be stored here, in
	   addition to being forwarded to subscribers.	couriermlm does not
	   automatically do any purging on this subdirectory, you must set up
	   your own archiving mechanism that cleans out this subdirectory.

       The last step involves installing a couple of dot-courier(5)[1] files
       that run couriermlm to receive mailing list messages and administrative
       commands. The mailing list address, list@domain, corresponds to some
       dot-courier(5)[1] file. For example, if your system account is john,
       and your mail domain is example.com, then the dot-courier(5)[1] file
       for the mailing list <john-list@example.com> is $HOME/.courier-list.

       Let´s say that the dot-courier(5)[1] file is $HOME/.courier-list. To
       properly support the mailing list, the following dot-courier(5)[1]
       files will have to be initialized as follows:

       $HOME/.courier-list
	   This file should be initialized to contain the following delivery
	   instruction:

	       | /usr/local/bin/couriermlm msg directory

	   directory is the created mailing list directory.

       $HOME/.courier-list-owner
	   This file should contain the appropriate delivery instructions for
	   forwarding all mail addressed to <list-owner@domain> to the address
	   of the owner of the mailing list. This can be another E-mail
	   address, or a mailbox specification.

       $HOME/.courier-list-default
	   This file should be initialized to contain the following delivery
	   instruction:

	       | /usr/local/bin/couriermlm ctlmsg directory

	   directory is the created mailing list directory. This dot-
	   courier(5)[1] file provides support for all other addresses of the
	   form <list-command@domain>, where command is a mailing list
	   administrative command. Commands are sent to this mailing list
	   manager by sending a message to one of several special addresses,
	   described more fully in "Mailing list commands[4]", below.

   MANUAL COMMANDS
       couriermlm may also be run manually from the command line as follows:

	   /usr/local/bin/couriermlm command directory [ options... ]

       command is a command from the following list.  directory is the mailing
       list directory. The commands are:

       create
	   Create a mailing list.

       update
	   Update/restore mailing list templates. The original, default,
	   mailing list message template files (*.tmpl and *.tmpl.html) are
	   reinstalled into the mailing list directory. This command must be
	   processed for every mailing list directory after upgrading to the
	   Courier server version 0.55, or later, from earlier versions (but
	   see below).	couriermlm in version 0.55 of the Courier mail server
	   uses updated templates files, which must be installed in every
	   mailing list directory. Although the names of many template files
	   have not changed, the embedded markup codes in the template files
	   work differently.

	    1. Begin by making a backup copy of all *.tmpl files in the
	       existing couriermlm mailing list directory.

	    2. Run the “update” command on the list directory.

	    3. Review the backed up template files, identify your customized
	       changes, then retype them into new template files installed by
	       the “update” command.

	    4. Proceed to the next mailing list directory.
	       Yes, this is going to be a pain. This is the first overhaul of
	       couriermlm´s infrastructure in many years. Once a decade, some
	       elbow grease must be sacrificed in the name of progress. It´s
	       not the end of the world.

	       In an extreme emergency, preserve the couriermlm from the
	       previous version of the Courier mail server. Mass-update all
	       existing lists´ .courier-list and .courier-list-default files
	       to run the old couriermlm. Then, migrate each mailing list on a
	       predetermined schedule. After migrating each list, put the
	       default path back into the list´s .courier files.

	       Keep in mind the following issues, while migrating the lists:

	       ·   The help.tmpl template file is usually the one that gets
		   customized the most. In most cases, large bits and pieces
		   of this file, that document certain list options that do
		   not apply to this list, must be removed.

	       ·   There are several new template files, including a number of
		   *.html files that refer to new HTML-formatted responses
		   from couriermlm, and the WebMLM interface.

	       ·   Be aware of updated mail headers declared in several
		   template files. The MIME character set is now given as
		   utf-8. Some templates no longer contain the Mime-Version
		   and Subject headers. The Subject headers are moved to
		   separate template files. Many existing template files now
		   contain both a plain text and an HTML-formatted version of
		   the couriermlm response. Always scroll to the end of each
		   template file, to reveal any appended HTML portion of
		   template´s text.

	   set
	       Set mailing list options.

	   sub
	       Manually subscribe an address to the mailing list.

	   unsub
	       Manually unsubscribe an address from the mailing list.

	   lsub
	       List all the subscribers to this mailing list.

	   laliases
	       List write-only aliases for this mailing list.

	   export
	       Export mailing list subscriber information.

	   import
	       Import mailing list subscriber information.

	   ctlmsg
	       Receive and interpret a control message.

	   info
	       Display a subscription record.

	   msg
	       Post a message to the mailing list.

	   hourly
	       Perform hourly maintenance. It is necessary to set up a cron(8)
	       job to execute the hourly command once an hour.

	   daily
	       Perform daily maintenance. It is necessary to set up a cron(8)
	       job to execute the daily command once a day.

	   digest
	       Create a digest. See "Setting up a mailing list digest[2]"
	       below for more information.

   MANUAL SUBSCRIPTION MANAGEMENT
       The sub, unsub, lsub, laliases, export, and import commands allow
       manual subscription list management. Normally, subscription-related
       commands are done by sending an appropriate mailing list command, see
       "Mailing List Commands[4]", below.

	   couriermlm sub directory user@domain

       This command adds the address <user@domain> to the subscription list.
       couriermlm will now read a free-form comment or a note from standard
       input, terminated by an end-of-file (usually CTRL-D). The free-form
       comment is stored in the subscription database, together with the
       address, and is shown by the "info" command.

	   couriermlm unsub directory user@domain

       This command remove the address <user@domain> from the subscription
       rolls.  couriermlm will also read a free-form comment, which is added
       to the subscription record. After removing this address from the
       subscription rolls, its subscription record is archived in the
       directory/unsublist directory.

	   couriermlm lsub directory

       This command lists all the addresses subscribed to the list, on
       standard output, one per line.

	   couriermlm laliases directory

       This command lists all write-only aliases that have been subscribed to
       the list, together with the subscriber address that added each alias.
       See "Write-Only Aliases[5]" for more information.

	   couriermlm export directory

       The export command lists the contents of the subscription database on
       standard output. The export command produces the following output
       format:

	   address
	   subscription information
	    ...
	   address
	   subscription information
	    ...

       "address", is an address subscribed to the mailing list. This is
       followed by its corresponding subscription information, usually a copy
       of the subscription request that was used to add the address to the
       mailing list. The subscription information is terminated by a line
       containing a single period. Any lines in the subscription information
       that begin with a period have an extra period prepended to them.

	   couriermlm import directory

       The import command reads on standard input a previously exported
       mailing list subscription database, and adds those addresses to the
       indicated mailing list.

       It is highly recommended to make a regular backup of subscriber
       information using the export command, in the event that the
       subscription database gets corrupted. In which case the import command
       can be used to rebuild the subscription database, in absence of any
       direct backups of the database files.

   SETTING MAILING LIST OPTIONS
       The set command sets various list options:

	   couriermlm set directory option=value option=value...

	   Note
	   Setting the ADDRESS or the URL options, described below,
	   automatically updates the contents of the headeradd configuration
	   file. Its existing “List-” headers are removed and replaced by
	   updated “List-” headers that reflect the revised list address or
	   URL.

       One or more options can be set with the same command. The available
       options are:

       ADDRESS=address
	   The base E-mail address for this mailing list.

       URL=address
	   The URL of WebMLM web page for this mailing list.

	       Note
	       WebMLM determines its own URL automatically, by reading its
	       HTTP headers. This setting is used by couriermlm, which has no
	       knowledge of the web server´s configuration, and needs to know
	       the correct URL to insert into generated messages.

       CASESENSITIVE=flag
	   If flag is "1", the userid portion of E-mail addresses are
	   case-sensitive. The domain address portion is always
	   case-insensitive. The default setting is "0" making both userid and
	   domain address portions of E-mail addresses case-insensitive.

	       Note
	       Be careful when changing this setting on an active list.
	       Changing this option to “CASESENSITIVE=1”, forces all existing
	       subscribers to make sure their addresses are lowercase-only,
	       otherwise they will no longer be recognized as subscribers.
	       Changing this option to “CASESENSITIVE=0” blocks all subscribed
	       addresses that have uppercase characters in the userid portion
	       of their E-mail address. They will continue to receive mailing
	       list traffic, but unable to post messages to the list, or
	       unsubscribe from it. It will not be possible to unsubscribe
	       those addresses even by running the couriermlm command
	       manually.

       DIGEST=directory
	   Enable digests.  directory is the pathname to the
	   previously-createddigest list directory. See "Setting up a mailing
	   list digest[2]" below for more information.

       KEYWORD=keyword
	   Set the subject line keyword for mailing list messages. If set,
	   couriermlm inserts "[keyword]" into the subject of every mailing
	   list message, to aid sorting by the recipients.

       MAXBOUNCES=n
	   Maximum number of bounce notifications sent by the hourly command,
	   in order to prevent the mail system from being overloaded. The
	   default is 20 bounce notifications. Any unsent notifications will
	   be carried over to the next hourly job.

       MAXMODNOTICES=n
	   Maximum number of moderation reminders sent by the hourly command,
	   in order to prevent the mail system from being overloaded. The
	   default is 20 moderation reminders. Any unsent reminders will be
	   carried over to the next hourly job.

       MAXFETCHSIZE=K
	   Maximum size, in kilobytes, of a response to the fetch command. The
	   default is 100Kb. This option is used to minimize the impact of
	   abusive requests for the entire archive, with a forged return
	   address.

       NAME=name
	   The name that´s listed on the return address of administrative
	   messages. Note that if name contains spaces, you should quote this
	   argument in the shell. The default value is "Courier Mailing List
	   Manager".

       NOBOZOS=flag
	   If flag is "0" couriermlm will not attempt to block misdirected
	   subscribes and unsubscribes that are sent to the mailing list´s
	   posting address. If flag is "1" (the default), those kinds of
	   messages will be bounced appropriately.

       NODSN=flag
	   If flag is "1" couriermlm will use a Delivery Status Notification
	   setting of "never" when it sends confirmation requests and help
	   messages: this should reduce the amount of useless failure
	   notifications generated when couriermlm dutifully replies to spam
	   received by the mailing list administrative addresses, i.e.
	   -(un)subscribe and -help. If flag is "0" (the default), a DSN
	   setting of "fail" will be used. Please see sendmail(1)´s -n option
	   for more details on the DSN setting.

       POST=option
	   Set posting options.	 option is one of three values: "subscribers"
	   - only subscribers may post messages to this mailing list (this is
	   the default); "all" - anyone can post messages to this mailing
	   list; "mod" - only subscribers may post, and messages are sent to
	   the list owner for approval (moderation).

       POSTARCHIVE=option
	   Set access to archived messages.  option is either: "all" - Anyone
	   can access the mailing list archive; or "subscribers" - only
	   subscribers can access the archive. The default is "all".

       PURGEARCHIVE=d
	   Purge archived mailing list messages after d days. The default is 0
	   days - messages are never removed from the archive subdirectory.

       PURGEBOUNCE=d
	   Wait d days for the probe message, that automatically unsubscribes
	   undeliverable addresses, to bounce (default: 14 days). Probe
	   messages are sent three days (default) after the first message to
	   an address bounces.

       PURGECMD=h
	   Purge unconfirmed subscribe/unsubscribe requests after h hours
	   (default: 48 hours).

       REMODERATE=h
	   Resend a moderation reminder after h hours (default: 12 hours).

       REPORTADDR=address
	   Mail daily reports of new and removed subscribers to this address.
	   Must be set in order to receive reports. Provide an empty address
	   to stop reporting.

       SIMPLECONFIRM=n
	   If n is 1, confirmation requests may be acknowledged without adding
	   “yes” to the subject line.

	       Note
	       The text in sub.tmpl, unsub.tmpl, and help.tmpl may need
	       adjusting.

       SUBSCRIBE=option
	   Set subscription options.  option is either "all", meaning that
	   anyone can subscribe, or "mod", meaning moderated subscription
	   requests, where all subscription requests are sent to the mailing
	   list owner for approval. The default is "all".

       STARTPROBE=n
	   Send a probe to a bouncing address n days after receiving the first
	   bounce. Basically this means that an address must bounce for at
	   least n days before it gets a probe message. The default is 3 days.

       Option names and settings are case sensitive.

	   Note
	   If you set up a digest list, you MUST set identical POSTARCHIVE
	   option for both the main list and the digest list.

   DISPLAYING A SUBSCRIPTION RECORD
       The info command displays the subscription record for the requested
       address:

	   couriermlm info directory user@domain

       This displays the subscription record for "user@domain", which
       typically consists of a copy of the initial subscription request, and
       confirmation.

   SENDING MESSAGES TO THE MAILING LIST
       The msg commands reads an E-mail message on standard input, and mails
       the contents of the message to the mailing list´s subscribers.

       If the POST option is set to "subscribers", the message is rejected
       unless the address in its From: header is a subscriber to this mailing
       list.

       Control files headeradd and headerdel are read, and are applied to the
       message, as described previously.

   MAILING LIST COMMANDS
       Mailing list commands can be sent via E-mail to couriermlm by sending a
       message to <list-command@domain>. The "default" dot-courier(5)[1] file
       runs couriermlm to receive mail for all addresses of this form.

       couriermlm reads the DEFAULT environment variable, which is set by the
       Courier mail server, that indicates the specific command. The available
       commands are:

       help
	   A simple autoresponder.  couriermlm mails the sender the contents
	   of the help.tmpl file.

       subscribe
	   A request to subscribe to this mailing list.	 couriermlm reads the
	   sender´s address in order to determine what address to subscribe.

       subscribe-name=domain
	   Explicitly specify the address to subscribe to the mailing list,
	   instead of using a return address. In the previous example, sending
	   a message addressed to
	   <my-widgets-subscribe-john=domain.com@example.com> would result in
	   a subscription request for <john=domain.com>. Any unusual
	   punctuation characters in the address must be replaced by a plus
	   sign, followed by two hexadecimal digits that represent the
	   punctuation character´s ASCII code.

       unsubscribe
	   A request to unsubscribe to this mailing list.

       unsubscribe-name=domain
	   Explicitly specify the address to unsubscribe from the mailing
	   list.

       alias-subscribe
	   Set up a write-only alias (see below).

       alias-subscribe-name=domain
	   Explicitly specify the subscriber address for which a write-only
	   alias needs to be set up.

       There are other commands that are used internally for maintaining the
       mailing list.

   WRITE-ONLY ALIASES
       Write-only E-mail aliases can send messages to the mailing list, but
       they do not receive any mailing list messages themselves. A write-only
       alias can be set up by any subscriber. Only one write-only alias is
       allowed per subscribed E-mail address. Write-only aliases are not
       needed for mailing list that has the POST=all option set.

       To set up a write-only alias, the subscriber sends a couriermlm
       alias-subscribe command. The subscriber´s E-mail address can be
       explicitly specified in a similar manner as the subscribe command.

       The subject line of the E-mail message must contain the E-mail
       write-only alias to be set up, and nothing else.	 couriermlm responds
       with a confirmation request, just like when subscribing to the list.
       This request must be acknowledged in the same way.

       A subscriber´s write-only alias can be changed at any time by repeating
       this procedure. The new alias replaces the previous one. To prevent
       abuse, there´s a limit of at most one alias-subscribe command every 30
       minutes.

       Leave the subject of the E-mail message blank in order to remove an
       existing write-only alias,

   SETTING UP A MAILING LIST DIGEST
       couriermlm supports mailing list digests. Mailing list digests are
       created as a second, separate, mailing list. The create command
       initializes a second mailing list directory, and then additional
       configuration takes place which links the main mailing list to the
       digest list.

       If the mailing list address is list-address@example.com, the address of
       the digest version of the mailing list is usually
       list-address-digest@example.com, but it doesn´t have to be this
       address. The only requirement is that the directory for the digest
       version of the mailing list must reside on the same file system as the
       directory for the mailing list itself, and both must be owned by the
       same userid.

       To set up a mailing list digest, first proceed with the steps to create
       the mailing list itself. After the mailing list is created and
       configured, proceed as follows:

       Create the digest list directory
	   Execute the create command to create the digest version of the
	   list:

	       /usr/local/bin/couriermlm create \
		  /path/to/digest/list/directory \
		  ADDRESS=list-address-digest@example.com
	   Use the full pathname to the mailing list directory, and the
	   address of the digest version of the mailing list.

       Configure the digest list
	   Execute the set command to set any appropriate options for the
	   digest list. There one important differences to note: messages are
	   not posted to the digest list directly, so there is no moderation
	   option, however the digest version of the list can have moderated
	   subscription requests.

       Link the two lists
	   Set the DIGEST option for the main mailing list, specifying the
	   directory of the digest list. This keyword lets couriermlm know
	   that a digest version is available.

	       Note
	       You MUST set identical POSTARCHIVE option for both the main
	       list, and the digest list.

       Create dot-courier(5)[1] files
	   It is necessary to create dot-courier(5)[1] files for the digest
	   list just like the main list, except for some important
	   differences, which are noted below.

       Create cron(8) jobs
	   It is also necessary to create cron jobs for the digest list
	   exactly like the main list, to run the hourly and daily cleanup.
	   It´s possible to set up one set of cron jobs to run hourly and
	   daily cleanups consecutively for both lists.

       Create a digest cron(8) job
	   The digest creates and distributes the digest version of the list.
	   It can be executed by a cron(8) job, or the command can be executed
	   manually.

       The main mailing list is supported by three dot-courier(5)[1] files, as
       previously described: the posting address, the owner forwarding
       address, and the default address that handles administrative control
       messages. In the following example, the names $HOME/.courier-list,
       $HOME/.courier-list-owner, and $HOME/.courier-list-default are used to
       represent each one of these files, and the following names are used to
       represent the dot-courier(5)[1] files that correspond to the digest
       version of the mailing list: $HOME/.courier-list-digest,
       $HOME/.courier-list-digest-owner, and
       $HOME/.courier-list-digest-default. Note, however, that the digest
       version of the mailing list can have any name, not necessary the name
       of the list, followed by "digest".

       The contents of both $HOME/.courier-list $HOME/.courier-list-digest
       must be the same. Sending a message to the digest address should really
       end up sending a message to the main mailing list. Do not put the
       address of the digest mailing list directory in
       $HOME/.courier-list-digest, instead specify the address of the main
       mailing list directory. Just copy $HOME/.courier-list to
       $HOME/.courier-list-digest.

       However, the contents of $HOME/.courier-list-digest-default must
       specify the directory of the digest version of the mailing list. The
       digest list is managed separately from the main list, it has its own
       subscriber list that is separate from the list of subscribers to the
       main list.  $HOME/.courier-list-default can simply be copied to
       $HOME/.courier-list-digest-default, then the directory can be changed
       in the latter.

       $HOME/.courier-list-owner may use the same mailing list owner address
       as $HOME/.courier-list-digest-owner, or it can specify a different
       address. The both the digest and the main mailing list can have the
       same mailing list owner/moderator, or have a different owner/moderator.

       The following command must be executed in order to link the two lists
       together:

	   /usr/local/bin/couriermlm set \
	       /path/to/main/list/directory \
	       DIGEST=/path/to/digest/list/directory

       Setting the DIGEST option on the main list lets couriermlm know that a
       digest version is available. The DIGEST option must either use an
       absolute pathname, or a pathname that´s relative to the main list
       directory (NOT the current directory).

       When the DIGEST option is set, messages are simultaneously distributed
       to the mailing list´s subscribers, saved in the archive subdirectory of
       the main list, then placed in the modqueue subdirectory of the digest
       list. Digest list do not employ moderation -- any moderation must take
       place on the main list -- so the modqueue subdirectory is recycled to
       compile individual messages for the digest.

       Finally, something needs to be done in order to actually distribute the
       digest to the digest list´s subscribers. This is done by running the
       following command:

	   /usr/local/bin/couriermlm digest /path/to/digest/directory N H

       This command creates a digest, and sends it out. The N and H arguments
       are optional. The digest is created only if there´s at least N messages
       that are waiting to be sent in the digest list, or if the oldest
       message is at least H hours old. Both options default to 0, so the
       default behavior is to send a digest with all unsent messages.

       Note that when the digest is created, ALL unsent messages are packaged
       into the digest, even if some messages are more recent than the time
       interval specified by the H option. A cron(8) job can be set up to run
       the digest command, or run it manually.

       couriermlm automatically provides the From:, To: headers on a message
       digest. Additional headers may be specified by the headeradd file in
       the digest list directory. The headerdel file has no effect. Note that
       the individual messages in the digest are copies of the messages from
       the main mailing list, and thus have the headeradd and headerdel
       headers processed from the main mailing list directory.

BUGS
       couriermlm will not work if the Courier mail server´s support for dot-
       courier(5)[1] extensions is disabled.

SEE ALSO
       courier(8)[6], dot-courier(5)[1], webmlmd(1)[3].

AUTHOR
       Sam Varshavchik
	   Author

NOTES
	1. dot-courier(5)
	   [set $man.base.url.for.relative.links]/dot-courier.html

	2. Setting up a mailing list digest
	   [set $man.base.url.for.relative.links]/#digest

	3. webmlmd(1)
	   [set $man.base.url.for.relative.links]/webmlmd.html

	4. Mailing list commands
	   [set $man.base.url.for.relative.links]/#command

	5. Write-Only Aliases
	   [set $man.base.url.for.relative.links]/#wonly

	6. courier(8)
	   [set $man.base.url.for.relative.links]/courier.html

Courier Mail Server		  02/10/2011			 COURIERMLM(1)
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